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Canceled as planned summit with North
Korea's leader Kim Jong Il on North Korea
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said it still willing to sit down
for talks with the United States in
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a letter to Kim announcing his decision
to back away from the June 12th summit
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trunk pointed to America's vast military
might and warned the rising nuclear power
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against any fullish or reckless acts based
on the recent statement of North Korea
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have decided to terminate the planned
summit in Singapore in June 12th earlier
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comments by South Korean president and seen
as the driving force behind the summit
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suggested that Seoul a top U.S. Ally
and host to more than 28000 U.S.
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Troops was blindsided by
Trump's cancellation U.S.
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Secretary of State Mike pump AOE says the
Trump administration is not pushing for
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a regime change in Iran but to achieve
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a global consensus on how to
get Tehran to behave like
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a normal nation bomb Peo telling the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Thursday
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the administration is well along with
plans to impose previous A new sanctions
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against Iran with the goal to deny
Iran the wealth to do quote bad stuff
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international investigators looking into
the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines Flight
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M H 17 over eastern Ukraine 4 years ago
have identified the Russian military
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brigade that they believe own the missile
used to bring down the Boeing 777 it's
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the 1st time the joint investigation
team suggested Russian involvement 283
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passengers and 15 crew members were killed
when the aircraft was shot down on July
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17th 2014 this is V.O.A.
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Republican and Democratic leaders have
been given classified briefings on the
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Russia probe A.P.
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Correspondent Mike Grazia reports. 2 highly
unusual briefings for Democratic and
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Republican lawmakers were held on Capitol
Hill to address president Donald Trump's
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allegations that his campaign was
illegally spied on by the F.B.I.
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The 2nd meeting came about after Democrats
complained that the initial briefing was
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only offered to 2 Republican House members
Intelligence Committee Chairman Deborah
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Nunez and Oversight and Government
Reform chairman Trey Gowdy after the 2nd
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briefing Representative Adam Schiff the
ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence
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Committee told reporters nothing we heard
today has changed our view what the
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lawmakers were told was not divulged Mike
Rossiya Washington former movie producer
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Harvey Weinstein is expected to be indicted
on criminal sex charges in New York
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Friday A.P.
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Correspondent Warren Levinson reports the
disgraced film mogul is expected to turn
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himself into authorities in Manhattan
to face sex assault charges multiple
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accusations against Weinstein beginning
last fall exposed what he's alleged to have
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been
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a decades long practice of forcing himself
on actresses and assistants in the movie
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business the charges led to the
withdrawal of on years in the collapse of
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Weinstein's production company they also
ignited or reignited an array of criminal
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sex abuse investigations in multiple
cities 2 months ago the N.Y.P.D.
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Chief of Detectives said police had handed
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a lot of information
on the former mogul to
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a grand jury Weinstein denies any wrongdoing
or in Levinson New York China Japan
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and the European Union on Thursday condemned
the trumpet ministrations decision to
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launch an investigation into whether tariffs
are needed on imports of vehicles and
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automotive parts into the U.S.
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Trump invoked
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a provision authorizing the president to
restrict imports and impose unlimited
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tariffs on national security grounds European
Commission vice presidential Reeky CA
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tannins says the E.U.
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Is still studying the reports it's very
difficult to match it to to create.
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Any sort of trade to the national security
it's very difficult to understand the
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move is seen as an effort to gain
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a bargaining chip in stalled talks with
Canada and Mexico over the North American
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Free Trade Agreements. Kensington Palace
says will Prince William will visit Israel
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in the Palestinian territories at the end
of June the 1st British royal to make an
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official visit there the Prince will begin
his June 24th through 28th trip in Amman
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Jordan then travel to Jerusha in Jordan
Tel of event to roost limit Israel and
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Ramallah in the West Bank no British
royal has ever made an official visit to
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Israel whose occupation of the Palestinian
territories is considered illegal by the
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U.K.
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I'm Laurie London in
Washington. That's the
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latest world news from the oh hey.
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Good morning Africa world coming to daybreak
Africa from the voice of another car
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I'm James partake in Washington today
it's Friday May 25th and here are some of
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this the reason we are covering it is African
liberation day today Friday. But yes
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. The program very close but now.
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Realize. Unity. The African Union bus tour
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to the United States there are calls for
actions against Violet does of South Sudan
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peace. Part is filed
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a complaint in court against the results
of the just concluded referendum and
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flawed that's the surprise of 400 across
the East Africa very very Now we're
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looking at about 220000 people who
were really good place. Waters. People
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were. Just in Brady as
head of the UN Office of
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Cornish humanitarian affairs Ugandan
police and to 48 hour rule and
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what's fueling insecurity. Those stories
O'Malley's force and I will listen of the
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day are coming up on DAYBREAK Africa.
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The African Union today Friday marking the
55th anniversary of African liberation
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day
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a key him of what was known then as the
Organization of African Unity or. Was to push
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for the independence of
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a large number of countries that was still
under colonial rule today 54 countries
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are sovereign States ambassador other
dignitaries are gathering in Washington D.C.
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Today to celebrate African day. QUAL
is the African Union ambassador
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to the United States she tells
reporter jungle County merely
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a view is in Bob with service that Africa
is still struggling to reach its full
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potential due to colonialism
I think we have
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a long way to go which is why the African
Union is committed to implementing these
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regional and Continental programs to
encourage integration some of the economy is
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a very small they clearly cannot survive
on their own and remember the reason these
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countries were divided up in 885 during the
conference it was all designed to make
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sure that the African countries and the
continent itself are defeated and dominated
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people so you'll find that the more powerful
the condom was the more countries that
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came out of so the countries of
Africa that we see today they were
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a design of the colonial masters to make
sure that we don't survive on our own and
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that will continue to need them the African
union was formed to promote unity and
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solidarity among African heads is this
happening we are slowly getting there the
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progress has been very slow we are
not 55 years since the creation of
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a new but now more and more African leaders
are realizing the importance of unity
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but keep in mind we also have to deal with
issues of problems from outside we have
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corruption in Africa yes we understand
and we must do that corruption but I can
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tell you the larger corruption for
Africa we do the bigger problem is the
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corruption from outside from those with
money who use their money to keep Africa in
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the Tomah So the corruption from inside and
the corruption from outside there must
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quickly and aggressively be addressed in
order for Africa to truly move forward and
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only that thing that is actually attention
off African That is good news that they
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will continue it even though they did the
African Union we should. Also what they
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have is their God against all these
exploitation and what can you say about it what
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I can tell you is African Union is
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a body does not have sovereignty individual
countries have sovereignty So decisions
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are made in the African Union but at the
end of the day implementation is by this
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of a nation and yes
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a new level we're talking about value
addition to our good as Africa to our natural
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resources Africa we are busy creating jobs
for the rest of the world except Africa
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So yes on the top of all gender as well
is value addition to all our natural
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resources and it is work in progress and
you just progress very fun out he cannot
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cure them will require all his the African
Union boss to do it to the United States
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she was speaking with reporters jungle
County media views the mob with service
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a correlation of Bill Rooney
an opposition party has filed
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a complaint in the country's constitutional
court against the results of the just
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concluded referendum The move comes 3
days after the country's independent
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electoral commission announced that more
than 75 percent of the ruffians voted to
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amend the constitution and probably keep
President Clinton's is that in power on
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till 2034 Moses have the every man i Reports.
The broader political party I mean is
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that we have our own the which literally
means the trust of brawny and deposed
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complainers the country's constitutional
court calling on the courts to nail the
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results the brawny independent electoral
commission on Monday announced that 73
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percent of the registered
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a 4800000 voters voted to amend the country's
constitution and that will rust the
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leader of the opposition
coalition saying that they're
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a front on was not free and fair and
that most of the opposition members were
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intimidated or with others
ending up in jail it is
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a process which is coming when
people are upset by the governess
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of the car entering
team because to come to
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a friend or space for everybody he
comes to draw the right so for the
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podium and the rights of the people
according to the broader looked record
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a political party or independent candidate
has 3 days to submit any complaint to
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the constitutional court after the results
of an election have been announced by
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the Electoral Commission the court has
7 days to announce the verdict but
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observations say the chances are pretty
loosely name for opposition to win the
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carriers after all the electoral commission
on Home Affairs Minister on boards of
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mine and my director of the political parties
have declared that the elections were
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free and fair prospect in the whole
Romney is the spokesman of the electoral
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commission. In MA MA MA I'm saying as the
little commission has already declared
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that the process went smoothly and well
despite some minor problems but that the
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opposition coalition have the right to go
to call it more than 20 political parties
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participated in the tollway campaign for
or are going to stay I mean meant of the
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country's constitution but only the opposition
coalition I mean there you have our
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own the. Paned are going to cost additional
Chang's Everest and they see me is the
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secretary general of the Burundi's ruling
party sending the F D D If you think it's
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got to me in the end we know was it he says
it out on the deck of 17th of May will
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go down in the history of Burundi as an
important to all Burundians and that they
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played their part in deciding their future
that will impact the generations to come
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he said that their victory is not only for
the ruling party supporters or specific
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political group but I victory for all their
own Dianne's in less than 5 years the
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opposition resorted to the constitutional
court to clear that this the last time
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was in 2015 when the opposition asked
the court for interpretation of the
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Constitution on whether President Putin
Kwanzaa was eligible to run another time in
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the offing Maza So if
you are a minor V.O.A.
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Africa would you more or the United States
Britain and Norway are calling on the
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regional bloc the intergovernmental of
30 on development also known as eager to
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institute punitive measures against violators
of the peace process in South Sudan
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The move comes
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a day after peace talks and that in the
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa without an
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agreement walk is time I would report
from. US and US from death 3 countries is
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a day appreciate efforts by you know what
impact this to engage in talks aimed to
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ending the conflict but to be have a not
a sauna to political will it to reach
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a deal but I am so can is the
director in the office of the US
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a special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
we have taken an approach of using
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sanctions where we can apply pressure and
also to hold people accountable so can
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say yes the troika
countries are on side B.
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Stopped it to hear back to fighting
continues in form a unity state despite
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a stated every commitment by their what
impact this on Tuesday to fully implement.
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And this is sedition often
still a disagreement
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a sign to last year the same but so can
I just do what in practice to fully
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implemented
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a cease fire he said is it's only when
big guns are silent abducted the US will
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a belief be what impact is are committed
to ending the conflict 1st and foremost
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the violence must stop while we recognize
the recommitment of the parties to the
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December
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a cessation of hostilities agreement what
matters is implementation that requires 2
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things the cessation of hostilities must
be respected by the parties and it must be
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forced Chrystopher throughout
the United Kingdom's
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a special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
are grease peace treaty action against
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the people who are violating the peace
process against people who are not fully
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committed to this process against people
who are supporting this process trying to
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say yes it's time for to subsidize to lead
us to realize there is I get to enter
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the current freak we are in the process of
looking at ways in which we can continue
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sanctions on duty to one's own role for
her own practices and for striking the
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peace process try to did not specify what
kind of some songs Detroit got ones to
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impose on spoilers of the peace process but
he says that trade cannot use the ready
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to use tools available in the UN Security
Council I'm still bucks to preserve
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waylaid us of decision offer still it is
agreement when the South Sudan high level
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revitalization for Amber is you have to
in Addis Ababa and that's the week the
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African Union want to eat to would
deprive his practice and individuals of
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structuring peace in South Sudan what he
did not outline what type of peanut if Mez
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us the African Union intends to take
up again as the if those who block
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a day peace process for pianos I want to
say one would do in Juba. You're listening
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to daybreak Africa and the Voice of America
I'm James Bhatti Washington today's
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Friday May 25th place and your comments
and opinions to daybreak Africa at V.O.A.
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News dot com daybreak Africa time is now
16 minutes past the hour heavy rains have
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left hundreds of people dead hundreds
of thousands more displaced across the
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various parts of East Africa Kenya
Somalia and Rwanda are the worst hit the
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flooding comes as the region
tries to recover from
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a severe drought in 2017 now threaten
millions of people Rajel will report from
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Nairobi across Kenya and in Somalia
the death toll from the flooding has
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a past 400 with many thousands more forced
to flee their homes to escape pressing
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waters run doesn't ministry of his estaminet
admit puts its death toll at just over
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$200.00 enough period of 4 months the number
includes 18 killed this month as it is
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out of landslide to good behavior rains
in Somalia the Juba had better leave us
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have bust their bunks just in
Brady's the head of the U.N.
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Office of Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs in Somalia he says the situation has
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left those affected by the flooding fundable
to money teachin in these which had
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a number of deaths reported at different
junctures in the flooding believe right
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now we're looking at about 220000 people
who are temporarily displaced due to the
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flood waters until those 1st 3 people were
maimed great and in need of America and
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we may see that number quiet not in the
short term flooding spreading downstream as
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the waters toward the I in the week at
least 15 people died in Somaliland when
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heavy rains caused by tropical cyclone
Sagada swept through the Horn of Africa the
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2nd system has caused heavy rains in both
the point land in some island regions of
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Somalia and moved along the coast to
Djibouti but he says those areas especially
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had heat by drought the last
3 years so you already had
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a very low level of resilience of the
party. There are several districts that
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were most affected the government is
continuing to refine and the number of people
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in need internationally was around 670000
the number has come down as I understand
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it but it's a case of being able to get
into areas in Kenya that it presses
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a case to 100 people have died as it is
out of the heavy rains and the biggest
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catastrophe
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a down bust less to clinical Musharraf I
mean that if Valley killing at least 48
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you might can see appeals have been liked
by the affected governments in inches for
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humanitarian assistance Radom would reveal
in news NATO be increased attacks from
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Islamist groups the milk in
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a fossil and abuses by security forces
in retaliation for these attacks fueling
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insecurity in an environment of
fear in the country according to
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a report this week by Human
Rights Watch Karim doof Is this
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a hell director for Human Rights Watch.
Sunset time there have been terrible crimes
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committed by both the armed is women's
groups. The security forces as they have as
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they have responded to the presence of
these groups and now these abuses include
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the extra judicial killings by the army
as well as arbitrary detentions and some
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very serious cases of mistreatment and then
on the other side of the Islamists have
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attacked purely civilian targets in what
they do twice as well as killed boomeritis
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state representatives or those they suspected
of providing intelligence to the army
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Human Rights Watch documented 19 of these
executions they targeted village chiefs
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and village counselors also the is
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a miss have attacked the education sector
according to report documented many
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schools have been out of session is that
correct can you elaborate on that yes from
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early 2017 the Islamist attack to
numerous schools and they killed
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a popular school director they rocked up
at numerous schools and threatened the
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teachers not to teach in English they burned
schools and school materials and so on
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and this created absolute panic in the
north and led to the plight of hundreds of
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teachers and the closure of over $200.00
schools so it's left over $20000.00
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children out of school
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a lot of these attacks that happened in
northern Iraq you know there is not really
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anywhere else for these people to go I would
guess that the surrounding regions in
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neighboring Mali and I'm not sure about
me here are also you know Islamic hot yes
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there have been the insecurity has provoked
the displacement of at least 12000
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people many of them have come to want to
do go or elsewhere and work you know but
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interestingly in disturbingly some of
them have fled to Mali and even with that
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security that Mali feels
like a safer place is really
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a reflection of how insecure they feel
in their villages and. You know the poll
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community often feels
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a backlash when things like these happen
because they are oftentimes And again it
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comes down to foreigners in many of the
countries in the Sahara West Africa so is
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there concern that this will marginalize
them more and be radicalized some people
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as well since at least 2012 the armed
Islam is groups have concentrated their
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recruitment efforts on the pole
or so money who live in Mali
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Faso do share in the rest of the
countries in Africa they have made
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a concerted effort to recruit members of
this community and we have found that the
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heavy handed response by the armed forces
only serves to encourage members of some
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members of the pro community to join the
armed Islamist groups and you know be on
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this in this are well aware that they're
very adept at exploiting local grievances
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and problems in the interest of recruiting
members so that this community. That was
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Corinne doof costs
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a hell director for Human Rights Watch
she was speaking to reconstruct from
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Washington D.C.
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The Ugandan police force is
faces stiff resistance of
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a proposal that would allow
officers to hold suspects beyond
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a maximum of 2 days before the
accused are granted bail or make
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a court appearance or to Money reports from
Campagna police in certain crimes such
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as terrorism require cross border investigations
to acquire evidence and witnesses
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authorities are seeking support from
Parliament to amend Article 23 of the
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Constitution so that police can hold
terrorism suspects for 7 to 14 days before
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producing them in court Patrick when young
go in the deputy spokesperson of the
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Uganda police sometimes analyzing these
samples we pick from the scenes of crime
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also need time because for us was
to use another government and
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a lot of they also need time and sometimes
they say are we overwhelmed with the
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samples you bring to us so we're requesting
members of parliament that we are
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certainly cases they need to amend
the constitution to allow US keeps
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a space for at least more than 48 hours
before the proposal can advance it must
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receive support from the parliamentary
Human Rights Committee Juvekar take who
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chairs the committee says she is skeptical
She says police are already flaunting
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the rule they have failed to honor their
rule in small small cases and we think
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that in the world as it stands now inclined
to the suspects to court and say run
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the Caribbean and ask for exchange and
secondly the sales we don't have that much
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space to hold these people police investigated
the model Felixstowe se the former
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assistant inspector general police suspect
spent more than 5 months behind bars
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without appearing. In court several add
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a suspects including open it's all President
here I'm 70 have also been held in
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police custody for more than 48 hours
before appearing in court or being granted
00:24:09
bail the Uganda Human Rights Commission
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a government body has continuously faulted
the police for ignoring the rule the
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chairperson of the commission made things
any you fought to thought terrorism
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should uphold fundamental
principles of human rights. Voted
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Craigs but we see police should be facilitated
should be trained should be used to
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methods of investigation what is it that
they want to do in the police scrutiny of
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the public that we cannot do in the prison
because. ARISTIDE this person in 48
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hours took this person to court this wasn't
easy to Monday the policemen tain that
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as long as the investigations are ongoing
suspects in what they consider sensitive
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cases will stay in custody to prevent new
crimes from being committed Helly mouth
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money for V.A.
00:25:04
News company that.
00:25:15
There was something. A very good
Friday. Good Friday morning
00:25:22
James we begin in Zambia where the head
coach of the Zambian national soccer team.
00:25:29
Has resigned from his position the general
secretary of the country's soccer
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governing body. Who announced the resignation
on Thursday said the process to fill
00:25:38
the vacancy will begin soon and that
association will conclude the process in the
00:25:42
shortest possible time to meet upcoming
engagements served as national team coach
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from September 26th seen to May
28th and now to Ghana where.
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Head of the Ghana
Football Association. And
00:25:58
a member of the fever Council has
been arrested and detained after
00:26:01
a complaint from the president
of Ghana for doe yet tach he is
00:26:06
a 2nd calf delegate on
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a council to run into domestic difficulties
and the past 6 weeks after constant
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Omari sell a money India Congo
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a spokesman for. Media than Yet as he
has been recorded using the name of the
00:26:22
president and other senior government
officials to try to persuade potential
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investors to part with many. As
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a responsible citizen. The 2 core
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this investigative piece
the 1st note. Is fully
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satisfied that the promise for service is
to establish for criminal investigations
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to the response to. The conduct of the
president of the decision is the president
00:26:58
and on to the preparations for the Super
Eagles ahead of the 2854 woke up in Russia
00:27:03
Chelsea right win back
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a victim or this one not train with the
Super Eagles on 1 June soil before the 2 D.
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It in welcoming Russia the natural Football
Federation treat it that the blues
00:27:14
number 15 would join the team in London
ahead of the friendly with England on June
00:27:19
the 2nd and stay with the Super Eagles
preparation Leicester City midfielder will
00:27:24
fit indeed he has recovered
faster than expected from
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a hamstring injury and will soon join that
Jews for walkup training. To rouse as
00:27:34
a Super Eagles win need mental
toughness to defend and attack as
00:27:38
a team when the physical
points where the work
00:27:41
a begins in Russia and this month we
have a team must win together playing
00:27:47
a quality fuel because not one person
even not only me can can make us really.
00:27:54
So this is the 1st thing we decided
to have the quality everybody is
00:28:01
attacking William Marks everybody has
to defend We don't know. And 2 are not
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a walk a bounty Morrocco
00:28:09
a friendly match between the National Food
team of Morocco and Ukraine will be had
00:28:13
in Switzerland on May 31st and that's it
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See. It is Friday May the 25th this is we
always international edition good to have
00:29:54
you with us coming up President Trump calling
off the summit with North Korea I was
00:30:00
relieved especially that it is happening
now rather than to have that happen at the
00:30:06
summit Irish abortion referendum up for a
vote today the amendment to the car and
00:30:12
a debate I'm troubled because of the wording
of the amendment Thank you think equal
00:30:16
rights the rights of the mother of the
unborn got impact the 1st been very
00:30:19
problematic and also ahead of us and Terry
and runner Plus the New World Cup thing
00:30:24
.
00:30:32
Hello everyone I'm Steve Norman U.S.
00:30:34
Secretary of State Mike POMPEI O says North
Korea stopped taking part in bilateral
00:30:39
consultations that would
have been necessary for
00:30:42
a productive summit between President Trump
and Kim Jong Il and the always Michael
00:30:48
Bowman reports
00:30:48
a POMPEI O in testimony before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee provided
00:30:53
additional insight into Mr Trump's decision
to cancel the historic encounter. Just
00:30:59
moments after President Trump's letter to
Kim Jong un was made public secretary of
00:31:05
state POMPEI O placed blame for
scrapping the summit squarely on P.R.
00:31:09
NYONG'O I regret the statements that the
North Koreans have made over the past few
00:31:15
days and and the fact that we have not been
able to conduct the preparation between
00:31:20
our 2 teams that would be
necessary to have a chance for
00:31:24
a successful summit Democratic Senator
Bob Menendez said the good ministration
00:31:29
should not have been surprised that North
Korea is acting as North Korea often does
00:31:34
in international negotiations and that
stumbling blocks were foreseeable many of us
00:31:40
were deeply concerned that the lack of
deep preparation that is necessary before
00:31:45
such as summit is even agreed to was
not taking place. And now we see the
00:31:51
consequences of that and I'm not sure that
constantly quoting the Libya model is
00:31:56
the diplomatic way to try to get to the
results that we seek in North Korea because
00:32:01
that didn't work out too well for Gadhafi
by contrast Republican Senator Cory
00:32:06
Gardner spoke as though Kim not Tromp had
put the summit on hold but think Kim Jong
00:32:11
un has walked away from
00:32:12
a historic opportunity for peace and should
be held accountable for his decision in
00:32:18
the internal debate that must be taking
place within Kim Jong un's mind between Kim
00:32:23
the propagandist and Kim the peacemaker
it's clear that Kim the propagandist
00:32:28
prevailed internally and that the peace
lost out to that propaganda Democratic
00:32:34
Senator Jeanne Shaheen asked Pompei all
what the administration will do next
00:32:39
regarding North Korea the secretary of
state replied quote situation normal
00:32:44
implying that the status quo remains he
added that the American led pressure
00:32:49
campaign on Pyongyang will
continue Michael Bowman V.O.A.
00:32:54
News the Capitol and the news about the
trump him summit was welcomed by some
00:33:00
analyst Evans Revere is
00:33:02
a senior director with the Albright Stonebridge
Group and says he's participated in
00:33:07
numerous dialogues between the both the
North and South Korea revere told V.O.A.
00:33:12
Asia's Ira Mehlman via Skype that President
Trump's cancellation may actually be
00:33:18
good news. Well I must say to be
very frank with you I was relieved.
00:33:25
Especially that it is happening now rather
than to have that happen at the summit
00:33:32
and the it being the recognition by
the president and his administration
00:33:39
that the North Koreans are not serious or
at least not serious at this point about
00:33:44
denuclearization do you think there was
00:33:47
a turning point here why do you think
that this happened now was it is it
00:33:54
to give an idea about the harsh rhetoric
over the past week or so. I read the
00:34:00
president's letter carefully. And
I would hope. That the United
00:34:07
States government and the president
in particular are not reacting to
00:34:12
a letter or 2 pair of messages
rather from 2 senior foreign
00:34:19
ministry officials the 1st vice minister
for foreign affairs and then just
00:34:23
a few hours ago the vice minister both of
whom I know quite well I hope they didn't
00:34:29
react to their statements as being statements
from the lips or from the pen of Kim
00:34:36
Jong un because they are not necessarily
that they're authoritative they're
00:34:42
official but they don't necessarily reflect
all of the thinking of the North Korean
00:34:47
leadership so there may have been something
else communicated by the North Koreans
00:34:54
in recent days through the channels that
have been established that made it pretty
00:34:59
clear that the North Koreans were either
having cold feet or were prepared to come
00:35:05
to the negotiating table and say and do
things that were not acceptable to the
00:35:10
United States what do you think it was.
It's it's hard to say but I note with great
00:35:17
interest that just
00:35:18
a few hours ago as I was waking up early
this morning I saw an interview on
00:35:25
carried on the C.N.N.
00:35:26
Website with an unnamed senior administration
official and I have to paraphrase
00:35:33
that I don't have his X.X.
00:35:35
Or her exact words in front of me
right now but that senior U.S.
00:35:39
Administration official made it very
clear that there was no agreement on the
00:35:46
part of the North Korean leader to
denuclearize. That secretary Pompei Owen is to
00:35:52
visit us and others in their visits and
in the ongoing communications between
00:35:57
Washington and Pyongyang. Had not received
00:36:02
a firm commitment by the North Korean leader
to need arise. Way that this official
00:36:07
put it is that we are waiting to
see if the North Korean leader
00:36:14
will make
00:36:15
a commitment to denuclearize we are going
to try to maintain our contacts and
00:36:19
continue to stay in touch at high levels
and this is by the way before the
00:36:23
president's letter was released and his
decision was released but that the import
00:36:29
of the statement was that the U.S.
00:36:32
Government to this date has not received
00:36:35
a firm commitment from North Korea to didn't
arise Evans Revere is senior director
00:36:40
with the Albright stone bridge group
and he was speaking with V.O.A.
00:36:43
Asia's Ira Mehlman all of the
via Skype this is V.O.A.
00:36:48
. Hello I'm Carol Castillo
00:36:56
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is the always international edition Italian
Bros didn't serve your mother in law
00:38:01
has a little no lawyer and academic
juice epic condé to seek to form
00:38:06
a new populist government that many migrants
in Italy fear will mean deportation
00:38:11
for them so be in
00:38:12
a castle Franco reporting from Rome del
that the prime minister designate has begun
00:38:16
to put together his cabinet.
To zip according to
00:38:20
a law professor with no political experience
was meeting Thursday with all the
00:38:24
groups in parliament to discuss his plans
Qantas name was put forward by Luigi
00:38:29
Dimaggio leader of the 5 Star Movement
which obtained the largest number of votes
00:38:34
in the March general elections and by Mattel
Salvini head of the 2nd largest party
00:38:40
the league the 2 parties have formed
00:38:42
a coalition that will enable
the government to have
00:38:45
a majority in both Houses of Parliament.
00:38:53
After meeting with President. Clinton said
he accepted with reservation the mandate
00:38:58
to form
00:38:58
a government who want to added that if he
managed to carry out this task he would
00:39:03
present
00:39:04
a programme to parliament based on the
interests of the majority political parties
00:39:10
Qantas lists of government ministers is
unlikely to be presented before Late Friday
00:39:15
the cabinet lineup is still undergoing
changes the appointments of the heads of the
00:39:20
2 main parties at P.S.
00:39:23
5 Star Movement leader will had the labor
ministry to enact his pledge to boost
00:39:29
welfare for the poor the league Salvini is
to head the Interior Ministry to pursue
00:39:34
his promise crackdown on illegal
immigration 40 the query.
00:39:41
The main thing that I'm not sure.
Was quick to declare that Italy is
00:39:47
a country rightly awaiting the birth of
00:39:49
a government and waiting for Ron says he
said the new government would be one of
00:39:54
change change however comes with concern
especially in the immigrant community
00:40:01
Salvini as interior minister
would be in charge of
00:40:04
a crackdown on immigration that
he has long professed that sort.
00:40:12
Salvini has often said immigration that
is out of control risks not only failing
00:40:18
Italian J.
00:40:18
. Sales but also causing violent reactions
which I'm never justified he believes
00:40:24
there is no question it is
00:40:26
a phenomenon that must be controlled
and this could include deporting up to
00:40:31
$500000.00 illegal immigrants
00:40:34
a topic that was central to his electoral
campaign Sabina Castle Franco from the L
00:40:40
A news room voters in the mostly Catholic
Irish Republic are preparing to head to
00:40:46
the polls today a much anticipated
referendum on repealing
00:40:50
a constitutional ban on all abortions except
in the case where the mother's life is
00:40:56
at risk in 1983 the country outlawed abortion
although an exception was approved in
00:41:02
2013 to end
00:41:04
a pregnancy when the life of the mother
was deeply in jeopardy there amid Farah
00:41:09
There is
00:41:09
a lecturer in modern Irish history at the
University College in Dublin he tells me
00:41:15
always Victor Beattie in $198032.00 thirds
of the electorate voted for the ban. But
00:41:21
the amendment has caused and just to based
on trouble because of the wording of the
00:41:26
amendment giving equal right to the life
of the mother on the on board does in
00:41:30
practice has been very problematic
we've been debating this issue now for
00:41:35
a number of decades and it's finally
come to this about whether or not the
00:41:40
Constitution is the place for decisions
about abortion or whether it should be long
00:41:47
to the political process through parliaments
through legislation to take it out of
00:41:54
the constitution altogether so that's what's
at stake on Friday and the stakes are
00:41:58
very high why are they high they're
higher because this has been such
00:42:01
a delicate divisive and emotional issue
in our society for decades there has been
00:42:07
no shortage of absolutes as declarations
about abortion as happens of course in
00:42:14
other countries but it's been particularly
intense and ardent because of Ardennes
00:42:17
historic Catholic identity the population
of sold in our lands particularly after
00:42:24
the creation of the 2 states of our land
in almost 100 years ago the population was
00:42:29
over 90 percent Catholic and many of our
laws constitutional provisions have
00:42:35
reflected stop Catholic identity but there
are those who maintain it is no longer
00:42:40
fit for purpose and doesn't
corresponds to the reality of
00:42:44
a much more diverse and modern art and
so this is also debates really about the
00:42:50
increasing secularization of our lands
and whether art and kind retained its
00:42:55
distinctiveness in relation to the conservatism
of its approach to abortion has the
00:43:00
Catholic Church played
00:43:01
a big role in the campaigning because the
church has not been as active or as vocal
00:43:06
or as visible as it was in 1903 the people
who are leading the campaign to retain
00:43:12
the amendments are largely
Catholic playgroups
00:43:15
a lot of senior church figures though
some individual bishops I've been vocal
00:43:20
a lot of seen it. Such figures have lost
00:43:22
a lot of credibility in art and over the
last couple of decades because of child
00:43:25
abuse scandals because of an increasing
secularization under belief that the
00:43:30
Catholic Church and are in touch far too
much power for far too long the kind of
00:43:34
church is also not able to control the
parameters of this debased to the extent
00:43:39
that they have done historically because
it's not just being discussed now in the
00:43:43
context of religion I'm rather see it's
also being debated in the context of
00:43:47
feminism of healthcare and of the need
for Irish women's voices to be heard the
00:43:53
idea that this is no longer an abstract
morrow or religious archaeological question
00:43:59
that it's actually rooted in the everyday
experiences of Irish women on their
00:44:03
pregnancies and in that sense we've had
00:44:05
a very significant shift in public discourse
about abortion and it's being accepted
00:44:10
I think as
00:44:11
a much more complicated issue than it was
presented historically Durham in fairies
00:44:16
are also to will be always the Q.B.
00:44:18
The Ireland's main political parties are
backing repeal but there is also what he
00:44:23
called
00:44:24
a well organized and he repealed campaign
he said Abortion has been illegal since
00:44:29
the 18th sixty's with the original penalty
the conviction of murder subsequently
00:44:36
that was reduced to no more than 14 years
in prison many Irish women wanting an
00:44:41
abortion have had to travel to the United
Kingdom where abortion is legal recent
00:44:46
opinion polls but the yes vote for
repeal ahead but those polls have since
00:44:51
tightened the bit with about one
in 6 voters said to be undecided.
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Thank you. For your trust. And information
00:45:58
I WANT TO 102 year old woman from
New York who set a world record as
00:46:02
a runner only 7 years ago has published
00:46:05
a memoir documenting the achievements and
tribulations of her challenging life. New
00:46:11
published book is titled can't nothing
bring me down the always a lot it's
00:46:15
a whole because more. Either Keeling began
running in her late sixties at the age
00:46:21
of $95.00 she set the world record for
her age group in the 60 meter race she's
00:46:27
also the 1st woman in history to complete
00:46:29
a 100 meter run at the age of $100.00
killings latest achievement is the book
00:46:35
titled can't nothing bring me down what
could have brought her down was the death
00:46:39
of her 2 sons within
00:46:41
a year from each other and well have they
passed away I just can't get all were
00:46:46
both of them so. I discovered
I felt like I was going
00:46:53
down more already you know what.
Your water I'm getting me in
00:47:00
the and I don't want to talk them Obeidi
something went wrong and I blamed myself
00:47:07
killing says she took up running at her
daughter's suggestion I went but this run
00:47:12
but while I was running I was feeling my
strength and I was feeling like I was
00:47:19
coming up out of
00:47:19
a hole and I just kept on going the spite
arthritis in her fingers A nice that
00:47:26
102 year old starts every morning with
stretching and some exercise including
00:47:31
pushups she encourages other people to stay
physically active regardless of age get
00:47:37
up and get over the world doing nothing
get up and do something so that you've
00:47:44
got these little I don't like do this get
up and do it and get rid of and look to
00:47:48
see how different you feel is the big thing
the number of people who live to be 100
00:47:55
is relatively small but growing the
2010 census recorded 53000 centenarians
00:48:01
living in the United States 20000
more than in 1800 scientists
00:48:07
a good genes are important but that
00:48:09
a healthy lifestyle and exercise contribute
to longevity a lot it's a hoax V.O.A.
00:48:15
News Washington. Drivers can
choose from several G.P.S.
00:48:20
Apps that can alert them to accidents or
slow traffic so they can avoid them but
00:48:25
what about bike riders who travel the same
roads as cars and are out there on their
00:48:29
own the always faith Levitas tells
us about an English student
00:48:33
a university student who designed an app
to help cyclists report the dangerous
00:48:39
spots on the road to other cyclist
and local governments. It's called
00:48:46
flare and it looks like an ordinary light
clip onto your handlebars but Jake
00:48:51
Thompson
00:48:52
a product design student at the University
of Sussex says the 3 buttons on its
00:48:57
surface let cyclists report problems they
encounter on roads the moment they see
00:49:02
them I mean that I suppose even press. App
or Rights Office which come as Paul's
00:49:08
records offices and they haven't gotten the
rights which you can specify after but
00:49:12
that's point the 2nd one is right danger
so if you experience across POS or in
00:49:17
a mess and if in
00:49:18
a danger in the right after here and expands
that you can press that button to hide
00:49:23
out and the last one is the junction danger
so hot another guy opens the junction
00:49:27
that's when it is on. But you
want to flag up as I spoke to for
00:49:33
a redesign each click of a button
sends the location of that problem to
00:49:37
a phone app after their ride cyclists
confirm their flayers on the app then add
00:49:42
comments their reports can be loaded onto
00:49:45
a map Thompson says that data can show local
governments where to target funds for
00:49:51
road repairs to give everyone
00:49:53
a smoother ride Thompson has been contacted
by local authorities in California and
00:49:58
Australia about setting up pilot schemes
there for what he calls the 1st app
00:50:03
integrated smart bicycle
light M faith Lapidus V.O.A.
00:50:08
Needs and still ahead on international
edition the latest on the New World Cup
00:50:13
theme this is V.O.A.
00:50:15
. This is busy street automated
teller machines are nothing new but
00:50:21
a bank with robots greeting you
with the door that might be
00:50:24
a state on China Construction Bank in
Shanghai is exploring the fully automated
00:50:29
bank their biggest advancement face
recognition technology you T.N.
00:50:34
You have the high you high tech think tank
you know what you for the traditional
00:50:39
banks he says rely on their clerks to verify
identities but with facial recognition
00:50:43
software the error rate is
very low to the bank also as
00:50:47
a virtual reality goggles allowing you to
scour real estate investments the curious
00:50:52
visitor the shell game discovered the bank
on a smartphone app and wanted to take
00:50:56
a look reading it seems she
says like a very can bring in
00:51:00
a paper mill and robots language and
technological abilities are very good better
00:51:05
than I imagined banks worldwide are
doing similar things but China's facial
00:51:10
recognition technology they say sets them
apart from the always busy bee I'm from
00:51:15
the public so you know. This is the always
international edition good to have you
00:51:21
with us today well the World Cup football
tournament is set to kick off soon in
00:51:26
Russia and fans from all over the world
will be watching of course in person on
00:51:30
T.V.
00:51:31
And online and of course without one of
the world's top sporting events of course
00:51:37
always comes world class entertainment top
20 Countdown hose Ray McDonald shares
00:51:43
with us and be always Jim Stevenson that
Will Smith will be performing the official
00:51:48
World Cup theme.
00:52:07
This is exciting news because one of the
biggest multimedia stars on earth and Will
00:52:12
Smith is aligning himself with the biggest
sporting event on Earth the World Cup
00:52:18
will will appear on the official
song of the 2018 World Cup in Russia
00:52:25
you know Will Smith has been largely absent
from music since 2005 his 1st single in
00:52:32
more than 10 years get lit
appeared last October it was
00:52:36
a standalone song and he hasn't given us
an album since 2005 so before Will Smith
00:52:41
to come back into the music world is an
event that will make the announcement
00:52:46
Tuesday on instagram he tagged his
collaborator Diplo who will produce the song
00:52:53
along with reggaeton star
Nikki Jem who just picked up
00:52:57
a Billboard Music Awards last Sunday
and Kosovar singer era is thrifty Vibe
00:53:03
magazine was the 1st to report
Will Smith's involvement after
00:53:07
a Puerto Rican producer named D.J.
00:53:09
Nelson let the info slip in an interview
Nicki gems manager one The ago Medina
00:53:14
subsequently confirmed the news he says
that Nikki and will finished recording the
00:53:20
song Last week in Budapest and the song it
will get released on Friday no you cite
00:53:26
95th. The 4 artists are also believed to
have shot the video for the song over the
00:53:30
weekend past artists to include the official
World Cup anthem include Ricky Martin
00:53:36
Anastasia pit bull and Chick hero who did
my favorite World Cup anthem. And those
00:53:43
of all done very well they've all done very
well I mean the World Cup the World Cup
00:53:47
is the World Cup and anything associated
with the World Cup is going to get
00:53:51
international attention the 2800 football
World Cup For those of you who don't know
00:53:58
launches on June 14th in Moscow when host
nation Russia placed Saudi Arabia and the
00:54:03
final will also take place in Moscow
on July 15th I love the pageantry
00:54:10
of the World Cup along with the excitement
of the games and I love Will Smith too I
00:54:15
mean the guy is just a
great character he's
00:54:18
a great storyteller I
also happen to think he's
00:54:21
a fantastic rapper and I want to see if
he still has any gas in the tank so we'll
00:54:25
find out on Friday as we've seen with
previous World Cup musicians they've
00:54:31
performed live I guess we can expect Will
Smith will be performing live at some
00:54:36
point I sure hope so we do to always
performing each and every week Ray McDonald
00:54:42
and the video way top 20 you can hear it
on video way watch also catch right on
00:54:47
Facebook at V.O.A.
00:54:49
Won the hits thanks so
much Ray You got to.
00:55:04
Be it's going to be fun to hear Will Smith
sing the song Can't wait it happens
00:55:08
today a couple of more stories were
00:55:11
a Priyanka Chopra actress goodwill
ambassador for the United Nations Children's
00:55:15
Agency says the world should be more
compassionate to the hundreds of thousands of
00:55:20
children who desperately needed help there
in Bangladesh she camps where they've
00:55:24
been sheltered 700000 of them had low.
Me and Mars right kind State last August
00:55:30
lots of problems there went over to
Bangladesh to seek help UNICEF says many
00:55:35
children cross the border into Bangladesh
without parents show provision of the
00:55:40
camps and Bangladesh bordering Mia Mar
spent some time with the children at safe
00:55:45
homes there and makeshift schools she
helped them draw pictures she said of
00:55:50
sunshine and hope former U.S.
00:55:53
1st Lady Michelle Obama has
00:55:55
a photo to share with everyone she has
unveiled the cover of her upcoming when wara
00:56:01
becoming posting the pages smiling close
up shot of her portrait by photographer
00:56:07
Miller Mobley on her Instagram account she
also said that on Instagram that in her
00:56:13
words it was
00:56:14
a meaningful and illuminating story and
she urged everyone to tell their own Many
00:56:20
thanks everyone for joining us here on
The Voice of America for international
00:56:23
edition always good to have you here for
our director Tracey Carter an engineer
00:56:28
Dave Magnus I'm Steve Norman we're
in Washington open you have
00:56:32
a great Friday. Next
00:56:47
an editorial reflecting the views of the
United States government the United States
00:56:52
condemns the fraudulent election that
took place in Venezuela on May 20th this
00:56:57
so-called elections that Secretary of
State Mike Pompei Oh is an attack on
00:57:01
constitutional order and an affront to that
as well as tradition of democracy until
00:57:07
then the Duro regime restores
00:57:09
a democratic path in Venezuela to free
fair and transparent elections the
00:57:14
government faces isolation from the
international community the electoral process
00:57:19
said Mr Pond pale was choreographed by
00:57:21
a regime to unpopular and afraid of its own
people to risk free elections in. Open
00:57:27
competition it's stacked the Venezuelan
courts and national electoral council with
00:57:32
biased members aligned with the regime
it silenced dissenting voices it banned
00:57:38
major opposition parties and leaders from
participating human rights abuses remain
00:57:44
a prominent feature of the med Dural
regime as of May 14th some 338 political
00:57:50
prisoners remain jailed more than in all
countries in the hemisphere combined the
00:57:55
regime stifled the free press and state
sources dominated media coverage unfairly
00:58:01
favoring the incumbent most contemptible
of all said Secretary POMPEI O the regime
00:58:06
selectively parceled out food to manipulate
the votes of hungry Venezuelans indeed
00:58:13
most Venezuelans struggle to make ends
meet as the economy remains in complete
00:58:18
freefall with the ball of office where take
currency down 1009 percent in the past
00:58:23
year and flay ssion at an annual 14000
percent according to the National Assembly
00:58:30
numerous countries in the hemisphere and
throughout the international community
00:58:34
condemned Venezuela's sham election the
Lima group made up of 14 countries
00:58:39
throughout the Western Hemisphere
denounced the vote as failing to meet
00:58:43
international standards of democratic free
just and transparent process the group
00:58:49
which includes Argentina Brazil Mexico and
Colombia announced their intention to
00:58:54
reduce the level of diplomatic relations
with Venezuela and encourage international
00:58:59
and regional organizations to not issue
Venezuela additional credit that could be
00:59:04
used by the regime to further oppress the
Venezuelan people the United States and
00:59:09
secretary Pompei 0 stands with democratic
nations in support of the Venezuelan
00:59:14
people and will take swift economic
and diplomatic actions to support the
00:59:20
restoration of their democracy. But was
an editorial reflecting the views of the
00:59:26
United States government.
00:59:46
From Washington this is V.O.A.
00:59:48
News. I'm Laurie
00:59:55
London reporting North Korean leader Kim
Jong moon made good on his promise to
00:59:59
demolish his country's nuclear test
site which was formally closed in
01:00:03
a series of huge explosions Thursday as
01:00:06
a small group of foreign journalist watched
the explosions at the test site were
01:00:10
supposed to build confidence ahead of
01:00:12
a planned summit next month between Kim
and President Donald Trump but Trump
01:00:17
canceled the meeting on Thursday based on
the recent statement of North Korea have
01:00:23
decided to terminate the planned summit in
Singapore in June 12th Well many things
01:00:28
can happen and a great opportunity lies
ahead potentially I believe that this is
01:00:34
a tremendous setback for
North Korea and indeed
01:00:38
a setback for the world
the summit plan had had
01:00:41
a number of speed bumps recently as both
sides began taking tougher positions the
01:00:47
United Nations atomic watchdog said
Thursday that Iran is complying with
01:00:52
restrictions on its nuclear program in
accord with the 2015 international agreement
01:00:57
it was the 1st assessment since U.S.
President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S.
01:01:02
From the pact the you want to
Sesame it came as the U.S.
01:01:05
Impose new sanctions on Iran in an effort
to force the Islamic Republic back to the
01:01:10
bargaining table to negotiate new terms of
the nuclear agreement curb its ballistic
01:01:15
missile tests and its military advances in
the Middle East the International Atomic
01:01:21
Energy Agency said Tehran is staying
within the limits on the level to which
01:01:28
it can enrich uranium the size of its
stock enrich uranium and other structures
01:01:36
you're listening to the news.
01:01:45
Yulia score Paul who was poisoned
with her ex spy father in
01:01:49
a nerve agent attack says her recovery has
been slow and painful and that she hopes
01:01:54
to return to her home
in Russia someday A.P.
01:01:58
Correspondent Zaria shakily reports
in her 1st appearance on camera since
01:02:03
a poisoning scruples says she and her 66
year old father Sergei are lucky to have
01:02:08
both survived the attempted assassination
they spent weeks hospitalized in critical
01:02:14
condition after they were found unconscious
in the English city of Salisbury in
01:02:19
March Britain blames Russia for poisoning
the scruples with a military grade agent
01:02:25
a charge.
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Canceled as planned summit with North
Korea's leader Kim Jong Il on North Korea
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said it still willing to sit down
for talks with the United States in
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a letter to Kim announcing his decision
to back away from the June 12th summit
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trunk pointed to America's vast military
might and warned the rising nuclear power
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against any fullish or reckless acts based
on the recent statement of North Korea
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have decided to terminate the planned
summit in Singapore in June 12th earlier
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comments by South Korean president and seen
as the driving force behind the summit
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suggested that Seoul a top U.S. Ally
and host to more than 28000 U.S.
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Troops was blindsided by
Trump's cancellation U.S.
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Secretary of State Mike pump AOE says the
Trump administration is not pushing for
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a regime change in Iran but to achieve
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a global consensus on how to
get Tehran to behave like
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a normal nation bomb Peo telling the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Thursday
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the administration is well along with
plans to impose previous A new sanctions
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against Iran with the goal to deny
Iran the wealth to do quote bad stuff
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international investigators looking into
the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines Flight
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M H 17 over eastern Ukraine 4 years ago
have identified the Russian military
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brigade that they believe own the missile
used to bring down the Boeing 777 it's
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the 1st time the joint investigation
team suggested Russian involvement 283
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passengers and 15 crew members were killed
when the aircraft was shot down on July
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17th 2014 this is V.O.A.
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Republican and Democratic leaders have
been given classified briefings on the
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Russia probe A.P.
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Correspondent Mike Grazia reports. 2 highly
unusual briefings for Democratic and
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Republican lawmakers were held on Capitol
Hill to address president Donald Trump's
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allegations that his campaign was
illegally spied on by the F.B.I.
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The 2nd meeting came about after Democrats
complained that the initial briefing was
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only offered to 2 Republican House members
Intelligence Committee Chairman Deborah
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Nunez and Oversight and Government
Reform chairman Trey Gowdy after the 2nd
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briefing Representative Adam Schiff the
ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence
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Committee told reporters nothing we heard
today has changed our view what the
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lawmakers were told was not divulged Mike
Rossiya Washington former movie producer
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Harvey Weinstein is expected to be indicted
on criminal sex charges in New York
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Friday A.P.
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Correspondent Warren Levinson reports the
disgraced film mogul is expected to turn
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himself into authorities in Manhattan
to face sex assault charges multiple
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accusations against Weinstein beginning
last fall exposed what he's alleged to have
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been
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a decades long practice of forcing himself
on actresses and assistants in the movie
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business the charges led to the
withdrawal of on years in the collapse of
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Weinstein's production company they also
ignited or reignited an array of criminal
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sex abuse investigations in multiple
cities 2 months ago the N.Y.P.D.
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Chief of Detectives said police had handed
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a lot of information
on the former mogul to
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a grand jury Weinstein denies any wrongdoing
or in Levinson New York China Japan
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and the European Union on Thursday condemned
the trumpet ministrations decision to
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launch an investigation into whether tariffs
are needed on imports of vehicles and
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automotive parts into the U.S.
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Trump invoked
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a provision authorizing the president to
restrict imports and impose unlimited
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tariffs on national security grounds European
Commission vice presidential Reeky CA
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tannins says the E.U.
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Is still studying the reports it's very
difficult to match it to to create.
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Any sort of trade to the national security
it's very difficult to understand the
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move is seen as an effort to gain
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a bargaining chip in stalled talks with
Canada and Mexico over the North American
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Free Trade Agreements. Kensington Palace
says will Prince William will visit Israel
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in the Palestinian territories at the end
of June the 1st British royal to make an
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official visit there the Prince will begin
his June 24th through 28th trip in Amman
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Jordan then travel to Jerusha in Jordan
Tel of event to roost limit Israel and
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Ramallah in the West Bank no British
royal has ever made an official visit to
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Israel whose occupation of the Palestinian
territories is considered illegal by the
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U.K.
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I'm Laurie London in
Washington. That's the
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latest world news from the oh hey.
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Good morning Africa world coming to daybreak
Africa from the voice of another car
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I'm James partake in Washington today
it's Friday May 25th and here are some of
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this the reason we are covering it is African
liberation day today Friday. But yes
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. The program very close but now.
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Realize. Unity. The African Union bus tour
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to the United States there are calls for
actions against Violet does of South Sudan
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peace. Part is filed
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a complaint in court against the results
of the just concluded referendum and
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flawed that's the surprise of 400 across
the East Africa very very Now we're
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looking at about 220000 people who
were really good place. Waters. People
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were. Just in Brady as
head of the UN Office of
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Cornish humanitarian affairs Ugandan
police and to 48 hour rule and
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what's fueling insecurity. Those stories
O'Malley's force and I will listen of the
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day are coming up on DAYBREAK Africa.
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The African Union today Friday marking the
55th anniversary of African liberation
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day
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a key him of what was known then as the
Organization of African Unity or. Was to push
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for the independence of
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a large number of countries that was still
under colonial rule today 54 countries
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are sovereign States ambassador other
dignitaries are gathering in Washington D.C.
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Today to celebrate African day. QUAL
is the African Union ambassador
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to the United States she tells
reporter jungle County merely
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a view is in Bob with service that Africa
is still struggling to reach its full
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potential due to colonialism
I think we have
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a long way to go which is why the African
Union is committed to implementing these
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regional and Continental programs to
encourage integration some of the economy is
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a very small they clearly cannot survive
on their own and remember the reason these
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countries were divided up in 885 during the
conference it was all designed to make
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sure that the African countries and the
continent itself are defeated and dominated
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people so you'll find that the more powerful
the condom was the more countries that
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came out of so the countries of
Africa that we see today they were
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a design of the colonial masters to make
sure that we don't survive on our own and
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that will continue to need them the African
union was formed to promote unity and
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solidarity among African heads is this
happening we are slowly getting there the
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progress has been very slow we are
not 55 years since the creation of
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a new but now more and more African leaders
are realizing the importance of unity
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but keep in mind we also have to deal with
issues of problems from outside we have
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corruption in Africa yes we understand
and we must do that corruption but I can
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tell you the larger corruption for
Africa we do the bigger problem is the
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corruption from outside from those with
money who use their money to keep Africa in
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the Tomah So the corruption from inside and
the corruption from outside there must
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quickly and aggressively be addressed in
order for Africa to truly move forward and
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only that thing that is actually attention
off African That is good news that they
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will continue it even though they did the
African Union we should. Also what they
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have is their God against all these
exploitation and what can you say about it what
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I can tell you is African Union is
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a body does not have sovereignty individual
countries have sovereignty So decisions
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are made in the African Union but at the
end of the day implementation is by this
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of a nation and yes
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a new level we're talking about value
addition to our good as Africa to our natural
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resources Africa we are busy creating jobs
for the rest of the world except Africa
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So yes on the top of all gender as well
is value addition to all our natural
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resources and it is work in progress and
you just progress very fun out he cannot
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cure them will require all his the African
Union boss to do it to the United States
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she was speaking with reporters jungle
County media views the mob with service
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a correlation of Bill Rooney
an opposition party has filed
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a complaint in the country's constitutional
court against the results of the just
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concluded referendum The move comes 3
days after the country's independent
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electoral commission announced that more
than 75 percent of the ruffians voted to
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amend the constitution and probably keep
President Clinton's is that in power on
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till 2034 Moses have the every man i Reports.
The broader political party I mean is
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that we have our own the which literally
means the trust of brawny and deposed
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complainers the country's constitutional
court calling on the courts to nail the
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results the brawny independent electoral
commission on Monday announced that 73
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percent of the registered
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a 4800000 voters voted to amend the country's
constitution and that will rust the
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leader of the opposition
coalition saying that they're
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a front on was not free and fair and
that most of the opposition members were
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intimidated or with others
ending up in jail it is
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a process which is coming when
people are upset by the governess
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of the car entering
team because to come to
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a friend or space for everybody he
comes to draw the right so for the
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podium and the rights of the people
according to the broader looked record
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a political party or independent candidate
has 3 days to submit any complaint to
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the constitutional court after the results
of an election have been announced by
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the Electoral Commission the court has
7 days to announce the verdict but
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observations say the chances are pretty
loosely name for opposition to win the
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carriers after all the electoral commission
on Home Affairs Minister on boards of
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mine and my director of the political parties
have declared that the elections were
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free and fair prospect in the whole
Romney is the spokesman of the electoral
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commission. In MA MA MA I'm saying as the
little commission has already declared
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that the process went smoothly and well
despite some minor problems but that the
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opposition coalition have the right to go
to call it more than 20 political parties
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participated in the tollway campaign for
or are going to stay I mean meant of the
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country's constitution but only the opposition
coalition I mean there you have our
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own the. Paned are going to cost additional
Chang's Everest and they see me is the
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secretary general of the Burundi's ruling
party sending the F D D If you think it's
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got to me in the end we know was it he says
it out on the deck of 17th of May will
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go down in the history of Burundi as an
important to all Burundians and that they
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played their part in deciding their future
that will impact the generations to come
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he said that their victory is not only for
the ruling party supporters or specific
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political group but I victory for all their
own Dianne's in less than 5 years the
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opposition resorted to the constitutional
court to clear that this the last time
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was in 2015 when the opposition asked
the court for interpretation of the
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Constitution on whether President Putin
Kwanzaa was eligible to run another time in
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the offing Maza So if
you are a minor V.O.A.
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Africa would you more or the United States
Britain and Norway are calling on the
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regional bloc the intergovernmental of
30 on development also known as eager to
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institute punitive measures against violators
of the peace process in South Sudan
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The move comes
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a day after peace talks and that in the
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa without an
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agreement walk is time I would report
from. US and US from death 3 countries is
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a day appreciate efforts by you know what
impact this to engage in talks aimed to
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ending the conflict but to be have a not
a sauna to political will it to reach
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a deal but I am so can is the
director in the office of the US
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a special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
we have taken an approach of using
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sanctions where we can apply pressure and
also to hold people accountable so can
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say yes the troika
countries are on side B.
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Stopped it to hear back to fighting
continues in form a unity state despite
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a stated every commitment by their what
impact this on Tuesday to fully implement.
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And this is sedition often
still a disagreement
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a sign to last year the same but so can
I just do what in practice to fully
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implemented
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a cease fire he said is it's only when
big guns are silent abducted the US will
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a belief be what impact is are committed
to ending the conflict 1st and foremost
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the violence must stop while we recognize
the recommitment of the parties to the
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December
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a cessation of hostilities agreement what
matters is implementation that requires 2
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things the cessation of hostilities must
be respected by the parties and it must be
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forced Chrystopher throughout
the United Kingdom's
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a special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
are grease peace treaty action against
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the people who are violating the peace
process against people who are not fully
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committed to this process against people
who are supporting this process trying to
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say yes it's time for to subsidize to lead
us to realize there is I get to enter
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the current freak we are in the process of
looking at ways in which we can continue
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sanctions on duty to one's own role for
her own practices and for striking the
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peace process try to did not specify what
kind of some songs Detroit got ones to
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impose on spoilers of the peace process but
he says that trade cannot use the ready
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to use tools available in the UN Security
Council I'm still bucks to preserve
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waylaid us of decision offer still it is
agreement when the South Sudan high level
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revitalization for Amber is you have to
in Addis Ababa and that's the week the
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African Union want to eat to would
deprive his practice and individuals of
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structuring peace in South Sudan what he
did not outline what type of peanut if Mez
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us the African Union intends to take
up again as the if those who block
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a day peace process for pianos I want to
say one would do in Juba. You're listening
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to daybreak Africa and the Voice of America
I'm James Bhatti Washington today's
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Friday May 25th place and your comments
and opinions to daybreak Africa at V.O.A.
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News dot com daybreak Africa time is now
16 minutes past the hour heavy rains have
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left hundreds of people dead hundreds
of thousands more displaced across the
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various parts of East Africa Kenya
Somalia and Rwanda are the worst hit the
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flooding comes as the region
tries to recover from
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a severe drought in 2017 now threaten
millions of people Rajel will report from
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Nairobi across Kenya and in Somalia
the death toll from the flooding has
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a past 400 with many thousands more forced
to flee their homes to escape pressing
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waters run doesn't ministry of his estaminet
admit puts its death toll at just over
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$200.00 enough period of 4 months the number
includes 18 killed this month as it is
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out of landslide to good behavior rains
in Somalia the Juba had better leave us
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have bust their bunks just in
Brady's the head of the U.N.
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Office of Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs in Somalia he says the situation has
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left those affected by the flooding fundable
to money teachin in these which had
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a number of deaths reported at different
junctures in the flooding believe right
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now we're looking at about 220000 people
who are temporarily displaced due to the
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flood waters until those 1st 3 people were
maimed great and in need of America and
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we may see that number quiet not in the
short term flooding spreading downstream as
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the waters toward the I in the week at
least 15 people died in Somaliland when
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heavy rains caused by tropical cyclone
Sagada swept through the Horn of Africa the
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2nd system has caused heavy rains in both
the point land in some island regions of
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Somalia and moved along the coast to
Djibouti but he says those areas especially
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had heat by drought the last
3 years so you already had
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a very low level of resilience of the
party. There are several districts that
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were most affected the government is
continuing to refine and the number of people
00:18:04
in need internationally was around 670000
the number has come down as I understand
00:18:10
it but it's a case of being able to get
into areas in Kenya that it presses
00:18:16
a case to 100 people have died as it is
out of the heavy rains and the biggest
00:18:20
catastrophe
00:18:21
a down bust less to clinical Musharraf I
mean that if Valley killing at least 48
00:18:26
you might can see appeals have been liked
by the affected governments in inches for
00:18:30
humanitarian assistance Radom would reveal
in news NATO be increased attacks from
00:18:37
Islamist groups the milk in
00:18:38
a fossil and abuses by security forces
in retaliation for these attacks fueling
00:18:45
insecurity in an environment of
fear in the country according to
00:18:49
a report this week by Human
Rights Watch Karim doof Is this
00:18:53
a hell director for Human Rights Watch.
Sunset time there have been terrible crimes
00:18:58
committed by both the armed is women's
groups. The security forces as they have as
00:19:04
they have responded to the presence of
these groups and now these abuses include
00:19:10
the extra judicial killings by the army
as well as arbitrary detentions and some
00:19:16
very serious cases of mistreatment and then
on the other side of the Islamists have
00:19:21
attacked purely civilian targets in what
they do twice as well as killed boomeritis
00:19:28
state representatives or those they suspected
of providing intelligence to the army
00:19:33
Human Rights Watch documented 19 of these
executions they targeted village chiefs
00:19:38
and village counselors also the is
00:19:41
a miss have attacked the education sector
according to report documented many
00:19:46
schools have been out of session is that
correct can you elaborate on that yes from
00:19:51
early 2017 the Islamist attack to
numerous schools and they killed
00:19:57
a popular school director they rocked up
at numerous schools and threatened the
00:20:03
teachers not to teach in English they burned
schools and school materials and so on
00:20:08
and this created absolute panic in the
north and led to the plight of hundreds of
00:20:14
teachers and the closure of over $200.00
schools so it's left over $20000.00
00:20:19
children out of school
00:20:21
a lot of these attacks that happened in
northern Iraq you know there is not really
00:20:24
anywhere else for these people to go I would
guess that the surrounding regions in
00:20:28
neighboring Mali and I'm not sure about
me here are also you know Islamic hot yes
00:20:34
there have been the insecurity has provoked
the displacement of at least 12000
00:20:38
people many of them have come to want to
do go or elsewhere and work you know but
00:20:42
interestingly in disturbingly some of
them have fled to Mali and even with that
00:20:48
security that Mali feels
like a safer place is really
00:20:52
a reflection of how insecure they feel
in their villages and. You know the poll
00:20:57
community often feels
00:20:58
a backlash when things like these happen
because they are oftentimes And again it
00:21:03
comes down to foreigners in many of the
countries in the Sahara West Africa so is
00:21:07
there concern that this will marginalize
them more and be radicalized some people
00:21:12
as well since at least 2012 the armed
Islam is groups have concentrated their
00:21:18
recruitment efforts on the pole
or so money who live in Mali
00:21:25
Faso do share in the rest of the
countries in Africa they have made
00:21:30
a concerted effort to recruit members of
this community and we have found that the
00:21:36
heavy handed response by the armed forces
only serves to encourage members of some
00:21:42
members of the pro community to join the
armed Islamist groups and you know be on
00:21:47
this in this are well aware that they're
very adept at exploiting local grievances
00:21:53
and problems in the interest of recruiting
members so that this community. That was
00:21:58
Corinne doof costs
00:21:59
a hell director for Human Rights Watch
she was speaking to reconstruct from
00:22:03
Washington D.C.
00:22:05
The Ugandan police force is
faces stiff resistance of
00:22:08
a proposal that would allow
officers to hold suspects beyond
00:22:12
a maximum of 2 days before the
accused are granted bail or make
00:22:16
a court appearance or to Money reports from
Campagna police in certain crimes such
00:22:22
as terrorism require cross border investigations
to acquire evidence and witnesses
00:22:28
authorities are seeking support from
Parliament to amend Article 23 of the
00:22:33
Constitution so that police can hold
terrorism suspects for 7 to 14 days before
00:22:39
producing them in court Patrick when young
go in the deputy spokesperson of the
00:22:43
Uganda police sometimes analyzing these
samples we pick from the scenes of crime
00:22:50
also need time because for us was
to use another government and
00:22:54
a lot of they also need time and sometimes
they say are we overwhelmed with the
00:23:00
samples you bring to us so we're requesting
members of parliament that we are
00:23:05
certainly cases they need to amend
the constitution to allow US keeps
00:23:11
a space for at least more than 48 hours
before the proposal can advance it must
00:23:16
receive support from the parliamentary
Human Rights Committee Juvekar take who
00:23:20
chairs the committee says she is skeptical
She says police are already flaunting
00:23:25
the rule they have failed to honor their
rule in small small cases and we think
00:23:31
that in the world as it stands now inclined
to the suspects to court and say run
00:23:38
the Caribbean and ask for exchange and
secondly the sales we don't have that much
00:23:44
space to hold these people police investigated
the model Felixstowe se the former
00:23:51
assistant inspector general police suspect
spent more than 5 months behind bars
00:23:56
without appearing. In court several add
00:23:59
a suspects including open it's all President
here I'm 70 have also been held in
00:24:04
police custody for more than 48 hours
before appearing in court or being granted
00:24:09
bail the Uganda Human Rights Commission
00:24:12
a government body has continuously faulted
the police for ignoring the rule the
00:24:17
chairperson of the commission made things
any you fought to thought terrorism
00:24:22
should uphold fundamental
principles of human rights. Voted
00:24:29
Craigs but we see police should be facilitated
should be trained should be used to
00:24:34
methods of investigation what is it that
they want to do in the police scrutiny of
00:24:40
the public that we cannot do in the prison
because. ARISTIDE this person in 48
00:24:46
hours took this person to court this wasn't
easy to Monday the policemen tain that
00:24:52
as long as the investigations are ongoing
suspects in what they consider sensitive
00:24:57
cases will stay in custody to prevent new
crimes from being committed Helly mouth
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00:25:22
James we begin in Zambia where the head
coach of the Zambian national soccer team.
00:25:29
Has resigned from his position the general
secretary of the country's soccer
00:25:32
governing body. Who announced the resignation
on Thursday said the process to fill
00:25:38
the vacancy will begin soon and that
association will conclude the process in the
00:25:42
shortest possible time to meet upcoming
engagements served as national team coach
00:25:49
from September 26th seen to May
28th and now to Ghana where.
00:25:55
Head of the Ghana
Football Association. And
00:25:58
a member of the fever Council has
been arrested and detained after
00:26:01
a complaint from the president
of Ghana for doe yet tach he is
00:26:06
a 2nd calf delegate on
00:26:08
a council to run into domestic difficulties
and the past 6 weeks after constant
00:26:13
Omari sell a money India Congo
00:26:16
a spokesman for. Media than Yet as he
has been recorded using the name of the
00:26:22
president and other senior government
officials to try to persuade potential
00:26:27
investors to part with many. As
00:26:31
a responsible citizen. The 2 core
cells and the roots the content of
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this investigative piece
the 1st note. Is fully
00:26:44
satisfied that the promise for service is
to establish for criminal investigations
00:26:50
to the response to. The conduct of the
president of the decision is the president
00:26:58
and on to the preparations for the Super
Eagles ahead of the 2854 woke up in Russia
00:27:03
Chelsea right win back
00:27:05
a victim or this one not train with the
Super Eagles on 1 June soil before the 2 D.
00:27:10
It in welcoming Russia the natural Football
Federation treat it that the blues
00:27:14
number 15 would join the team in London
ahead of the friendly with England on June
00:27:19
the 2nd and stay with the Super Eagles
preparation Leicester City midfielder will
00:27:24
fit indeed he has recovered
faster than expected from
00:27:27
a hamstring injury and will soon join that
Jews for walkup training. To rouse as
00:27:34
a Super Eagles win need mental
toughness to defend and attack as
00:27:38
a team when the physical
points where the work
00:27:41
a begins in Russia and this month we
have a team must win together playing
00:27:47
a quality fuel because not one person
even not only me can can make us really.
00:27:54
So this is the 1st thing we decided
to have the quality everybody is
00:28:01
attacking William Marks everybody has
to defend We don't know. And 2 are not
00:28:07
a walk a bounty Morrocco
00:28:09
a friendly match between the National Food
team of Morocco and Ukraine will be had
00:28:13
in Switzerland on May 31st and that's it
for daybreak Africa's sports I am Sampson
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or. It's back to you James in
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00:28:26
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See. It is Friday May the 25th this is we
always international edition good to have
00:29:54
you with us coming up President Trump calling
off the summit with North Korea I was
00:30:00
relieved especially that it is happening
now rather than to have that happen at the
00:30:06
summit Irish abortion referendum up for a
vote today the amendment to the car and
00:30:12
a debate I'm troubled because of the wording
of the amendment Thank you think equal
00:30:16
rights the rights of the mother of the
unborn got impact the 1st been very
00:30:19
problematic and also ahead of us and Terry
and runner Plus the New World Cup thing
00:30:24
.
00:30:32
Hello everyone I'm Steve Norman U.S.
00:30:34
Secretary of State Mike POMPEI O says North
Korea stopped taking part in bilateral
00:30:39
consultations that would
have been necessary for
00:30:42
a productive summit between President Trump
and Kim Jong Il and the always Michael
00:30:48
Bowman reports
00:30:48
a POMPEI O in testimony before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee provided
00:30:53
additional insight into Mr Trump's decision
to cancel the historic encounter. Just
00:30:59
moments after President Trump's letter to
Kim Jong un was made public secretary of
00:31:05
state POMPEI O placed blame for
scrapping the summit squarely on P.R.
00:31:09
NYONG'O I regret the statements that the
North Koreans have made over the past few
00:31:15
days and and the fact that we have not been
able to conduct the preparation between
00:31:20
our 2 teams that would be
necessary to have a chance for
00:31:24
a successful summit Democratic Senator
Bob Menendez said the good ministration
00:31:29
should not have been surprised that North
Korea is acting as North Korea often does
00:31:34
in international negotiations and that
stumbling blocks were foreseeable many of us
00:31:40
were deeply concerned that the lack of
deep preparation that is necessary before
00:31:45
such as summit is even agreed to was
not taking place. And now we see the
00:31:51
consequences of that and I'm not sure that
constantly quoting the Libya model is
00:31:56
the diplomatic way to try to get to the
results that we seek in North Korea because
00:32:01
that didn't work out too well for Gadhafi
by contrast Republican Senator Cory
00:32:06
Gardner spoke as though Kim not Tromp had
put the summit on hold but think Kim Jong
00:32:11
un has walked away from
00:32:12
a historic opportunity for peace and should
be held accountable for his decision in
00:32:18
the internal debate that must be taking
place within Kim Jong un's mind between Kim
00:32:23
the propagandist and Kim the peacemaker
it's clear that Kim the propagandist
00:32:28
prevailed internally and that the peace
lost out to that propaganda Democratic
00:32:34
Senator Jeanne Shaheen asked Pompei all
what the administration will do next
00:32:39
regarding North Korea the secretary of
state replied quote situation normal
00:32:44
implying that the status quo remains he
added that the American led pressure
00:32:49
campaign on Pyongyang will
continue Michael Bowman V.O.A.
00:32:54
News the Capitol and the news about the
trump him summit was welcomed by some
00:33:00
analyst Evans Revere is
00:33:02
a senior director with the Albright Stonebridge
Group and says he's participated in
00:33:07
numerous dialogues between the both the
North and South Korea revere told V.O.A.
00:33:12
Asia's Ira Mehlman via Skype that President
Trump's cancellation may actually be
00:33:18
good news. Well I must say to be
very frank with you I was relieved.
00:33:25
Especially that it is happening now rather
than to have that happen at the summit
00:33:32
and the it being the recognition by
the president and his administration
00:33:39
that the North Koreans are not serious or
at least not serious at this point about
00:33:44
denuclearization do you think there was
00:33:47
a turning point here why do you think
that this happened now was it is it
00:33:54
to give an idea about the harsh rhetoric
over the past week or so. I read the
00:34:00
president's letter carefully. And
I would hope. That the United
00:34:07
States government and the president
in particular are not reacting to
00:34:12
a letter or 2 pair of messages
rather from 2 senior foreign
00:34:19
ministry officials the 1st vice minister
for foreign affairs and then just
00:34:23
a few hours ago the vice minister both of
whom I know quite well I hope they didn't
00:34:29
react to their statements as being statements
from the lips or from the pen of Kim
00:34:36
Jong un because they are not necessarily
that they're authoritative they're
00:34:42
official but they don't necessarily reflect
all of the thinking of the North Korean
00:34:47
leadership so there may have been something
else communicated by the North Koreans
00:34:54
in recent days through the channels that
have been established that made it pretty
00:34:59
clear that the North Koreans were either
having cold feet or were prepared to come
00:35:05
to the negotiating table and say and do
things that were not acceptable to the
00:35:10
United States what do you think it was.
It's it's hard to say but I note with great
00:35:17
interest that just
00:35:18
a few hours ago as I was waking up early
this morning I saw an interview on
00:35:25
carried on the C.N.N.
00:35:26
Website with an unnamed senior administration
official and I have to paraphrase
00:35:33
that I don't have his X.X.
00:35:35
Or her exact words in front of me
right now but that senior U.S.
00:35:39
Administration official made it very
clear that there was no agreement on the
00:35:46
part of the North Korean leader to
denuclearize. That secretary Pompei Owen is to
00:35:52
visit us and others in their visits and
in the ongoing communications between
00:35:57
Washington and Pyongyang. Had not received
00:36:02
a firm commitment by the North Korean leader
to need arise. Way that this official
00:36:07
put it is that we are waiting to
see if the North Korean leader
00:36:14
will make
00:36:15
a commitment to denuclearize we are going
to try to maintain our contacts and
00:36:19
continue to stay in touch at high levels
and this is by the way before the
00:36:23
president's letter was released and his
decision was released but that the import
00:36:29
of the statement was that the U.S.
00:36:32
Government to this date has not received
00:36:35
a firm commitment from North Korea to didn't
arise Evans Revere is senior director
00:36:40
with the Albright stone bridge group
and he was speaking with V.O.A.
00:36:43
Asia's Ira Mehlman all of the
via Skype this is V.O.A.
00:36:48
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00:36:56
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Bros didn't serve your mother in law
00:38:01
has a little no lawyer and academic
juice epic condé to seek to form
00:38:06
a new populist government that many migrants
in Italy fear will mean deportation
00:38:11
for them so be in
00:38:12
a castle Franco reporting from Rome del
that the prime minister designate has begun
00:38:16
to put together his cabinet.
To zip according to
00:38:20
a law professor with no political experience
was meeting Thursday with all the
00:38:24
groups in parliament to discuss his plans
Qantas name was put forward by Luigi
00:38:29
Dimaggio leader of the 5 Star Movement
which obtained the largest number of votes
00:38:34
in the March general elections and by Mattel
Salvini head of the 2nd largest party
00:38:40
the league the 2 parties have formed
00:38:42
a coalition that will enable
the government to have
00:38:45
a majority in both Houses of Parliament.
00:38:53
After meeting with President. Clinton said
he accepted with reservation the mandate
00:38:58
to form
00:38:58
a government who want to added that if he
managed to carry out this task he would
00:39:03
present
00:39:04
a programme to parliament based on the
interests of the majority political parties
00:39:10
Qantas lists of government ministers is
unlikely to be presented before Late Friday
00:39:15
the cabinet lineup is still undergoing
changes the appointments of the heads of the
00:39:20
2 main parties at P.S.
00:39:23
5 Star Movement leader will had the labor
ministry to enact his pledge to boost
00:39:29
welfare for the poor the league Salvini is
to head the Interior Ministry to pursue
00:39:34
his promise crackdown on illegal
immigration 40 the query.
00:39:41
The main thing that I'm not sure.
Was quick to declare that Italy is
00:39:47
a country rightly awaiting the birth of
00:39:49
a government and waiting for Ron says he
said the new government would be one of
00:39:54
change change however comes with concern
especially in the immigrant community
00:40:01
Salvini as interior minister
would be in charge of
00:40:04
a crackdown on immigration that
he has long professed that sort.
00:40:12
Salvini has often said immigration that
is out of control risks not only failing
00:40:18
Italian J.
00:40:18
. Sales but also causing violent reactions
which I'm never justified he believes
00:40:24
there is no question it is
00:40:26
a phenomenon that must be controlled
and this could include deporting up to
00:40:31
$500000.00 illegal immigrants
00:40:34
a topic that was central to his electoral
campaign Sabina Castle Franco from the L
00:40:40
A news room voters in the mostly Catholic
Irish Republic are preparing to head to
00:40:46
the polls today a much anticipated
referendum on repealing
00:40:50
a constitutional ban on all abortions except
in the case where the mother's life is
00:40:56
at risk in 1983 the country outlawed abortion
although an exception was approved in
00:41:02
2013 to end
00:41:04
a pregnancy when the life of the mother
was deeply in jeopardy there amid Farah
00:41:09
There is
00:41:09
a lecturer in modern Irish history at the
University College in Dublin he tells me
00:41:15
always Victor Beattie in $198032.00 thirds
of the electorate voted for the ban. But
00:41:21
the amendment has caused and just to based
on trouble because of the wording of the
00:41:26
amendment giving equal right to the life
of the mother on the on board does in
00:41:30
practice has been very problematic
we've been debating this issue now for
00:41:35
a number of decades and it's finally
come to this about whether or not the
00:41:40
Constitution is the place for decisions
about abortion or whether it should be long
00:41:47
to the political process through parliaments
through legislation to take it out of
00:41:54
the constitution altogether so that's what's
at stake on Friday and the stakes are
00:41:58
very high why are they high they're
higher because this has been such
00:42:01
a delicate divisive and emotional issue
in our society for decades there has been
00:42:07
no shortage of absolutes as declarations
about abortion as happens of course in
00:42:14
other countries but it's been particularly
intense and ardent because of Ardennes
00:42:17
historic Catholic identity the population
of sold in our lands particularly after
00:42:24
the creation of the 2 states of our land
in almost 100 years ago the population was
00:42:29
over 90 percent Catholic and many of our
laws constitutional provisions have
00:42:35
reflected stop Catholic identity but there
are those who maintain it is no longer
00:42:40
fit for purpose and doesn't
corresponds to the reality of
00:42:44
a much more diverse and modern art and
so this is also debates really about the
00:42:50
increasing secularization of our lands
and whether art and kind retained its
00:42:55
distinctiveness in relation to the conservatism
of its approach to abortion has the
00:43:00
Catholic Church played
00:43:01
a big role in the campaigning because the
church has not been as active or as vocal
00:43:06
or as visible as it was in 1903 the people
who are leading the campaign to retain
00:43:12
the amendments are largely
Catholic playgroups
00:43:15
a lot of senior church figures though
some individual bishops I've been vocal
00:43:20
a lot of seen it. Such figures have lost
00:43:22
a lot of credibility in art and over the
last couple of decades because of child
00:43:25
abuse scandals because of an increasing
secularization under belief that the
00:43:30
Catholic Church and are in touch far too
much power for far too long the kind of
00:43:34
church is also not able to control the
parameters of this debased to the extent
00:43:39
that they have done historically because
it's not just being discussed now in the
00:43:43
context of religion I'm rather see it's
also being debated in the context of
00:43:47
feminism of healthcare and of the need
for Irish women's voices to be heard the
00:43:53
idea that this is no longer an abstract
morrow or religious archaeological question
00:43:59
that it's actually rooted in the everyday
experiences of Irish women on their
00:44:03
pregnancies and in that sense we've had
00:44:05
a very significant shift in public discourse
about abortion and it's being accepted
00:44:10
I think as
00:44:11
a much more complicated issue than it was
presented historically Durham in fairies
00:44:16
are also to will be always the Q.B.
00:44:18
The Ireland's main political parties are
backing repeal but there is also what he
00:44:23
called
00:44:24
a well organized and he repealed campaign
he said Abortion has been illegal since
00:44:29
the 18th sixty's with the original penalty
the conviction of murder subsequently
00:44:36
that was reduced to no more than 14 years
in prison many Irish women wanting an
00:44:41
abortion have had to travel to the United
Kingdom where abortion is legal recent
00:44:46
opinion polls but the yes vote for
repeal ahead but those polls have since
00:44:51
tightened the bit with about one
in 6 voters said to be undecided.
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of the news of interest we
provide up to the minute.
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Thank you. For your trust. And information
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I WANT TO 102 year old woman from
New York who set a world record as
00:46:02
a runner only 7 years ago has published
00:46:05
a memoir documenting the achievements and
tribulations of her challenging life. New
00:46:11
published book is titled can't nothing
bring me down the always a lot it's
00:46:15
a whole because more. Either Keeling began
running in her late sixties at the age
00:46:21
of $95.00 she set the world record for
her age group in the 60 meter race she's
00:46:27
also the 1st woman in history to complete
00:46:29
a 100 meter run at the age of $100.00
killings latest achievement is the book
00:46:35
titled can't nothing bring me down what
could have brought her down was the death
00:46:39
of her 2 sons within
00:46:41
a year from each other and well have they
passed away I just can't get all were
00:46:46
both of them so. I discovered
I felt like I was going
00:46:53
down more already you know what.
Your water I'm getting me in
00:47:00
the and I don't want to talk them Obeidi
something went wrong and I blamed myself
00:47:07
killing says she took up running at her
daughter's suggestion I went but this run
00:47:12
but while I was running I was feeling my
strength and I was feeling like I was
00:47:19
coming up out of
00:47:19
a hole and I just kept on going the spite
arthritis in her fingers A nice that
00:47:26
102 year old starts every morning with
stretching and some exercise including
00:47:31
pushups she encourages other people to stay
physically active regardless of age get
00:47:37
up and get over the world doing nothing
get up and do something so that you've
00:47:44
got these little I don't like do this get
up and do it and get rid of and look to
00:47:48
see how different you feel is the big thing
the number of people who live to be 100
00:47:55
is relatively small but growing the
2010 census recorded 53000 centenarians
00:48:01
living in the United States 20000
more than in 1800 scientists
00:48:07
a good genes are important but that
00:48:09
a healthy lifestyle and exercise contribute
to longevity a lot it's a hoax V.O.A.
00:48:15
News Washington. Drivers can
choose from several G.P.S.
00:48:20
Apps that can alert them to accidents or
slow traffic so they can avoid them but
00:48:25
what about bike riders who travel the same
roads as cars and are out there on their
00:48:29
own the always faith Levitas tells
us about an English student
00:48:33
a university student who designed an app
to help cyclists report the dangerous
00:48:39
spots on the road to other cyclist
and local governments. It's called
00:48:46
flare and it looks like an ordinary light
clip onto your handlebars but Jake
00:48:51
Thompson
00:48:52
a product design student at the University
of Sussex says the 3 buttons on its
00:48:57
surface let cyclists report problems they
encounter on roads the moment they see
00:49:02
them I mean that I suppose even press. App
or Rights Office which come as Paul's
00:49:08
records offices and they haven't gotten the
rights which you can specify after but
00:49:12
that's point the 2nd one is right danger
so if you experience across POS or in
00:49:17
a mess and if in
00:49:18
a danger in the right after here and expands
that you can press that button to hide
00:49:23
out and the last one is the junction danger
so hot another guy opens the junction
00:49:27
that's when it is on. But you
want to flag up as I spoke to for
00:49:33
a redesign each click of a button
sends the location of that problem to
00:49:37
a phone app after their ride cyclists
confirm their flayers on the app then add
00:49:42
comments their reports can be loaded onto
00:49:45
a map Thompson says that data can show local
governments where to target funds for
00:49:51
road repairs to give everyone
00:49:53
a smoother ride Thompson has been contacted
by local authorities in California and
00:49:58
Australia about setting up pilot schemes
there for what he calls the 1st app
00:50:03
integrated smart bicycle
light M faith Lapidus V.O.A.
00:50:08
Needs and still ahead on international
edition the latest on the New World Cup
00:50:13
theme this is V.O.A.
00:50:15
. This is busy street automated
teller machines are nothing new but
00:50:21
a bank with robots greeting you
with the door that might be
00:50:24
a state on China Construction Bank in
Shanghai is exploring the fully automated
00:50:29
bank their biggest advancement face
recognition technology you T.N.
00:50:34
You have the high you high tech think tank
you know what you for the traditional
00:50:39
banks he says rely on their clerks to verify
identities but with facial recognition
00:50:43
software the error rate is
very low to the bank also as
00:50:47
a virtual reality goggles allowing you to
scour real estate investments the curious
00:50:52
visitor the shell game discovered the bank
on a smartphone app and wanted to take
00:50:56
a look reading it seems she
says like a very can bring in
00:51:00
a paper mill and robots language and
technological abilities are very good better
00:51:05
than I imagined banks worldwide are
doing similar things but China's facial
00:51:10
recognition technology they say sets them
apart from the always busy bee I'm from
00:51:15
the public so you know. This is the always
international edition good to have you
00:51:21
with us today well the World Cup football
tournament is set to kick off soon in
00:51:26
Russia and fans from all over the world
will be watching of course in person on
00:51:30
T.V.
00:51:31
And online and of course without one of
the world's top sporting events of course
00:51:37
always comes world class entertainment top
20 Countdown hose Ray McDonald shares
00:51:43
with us and be always Jim Stevenson that
Will Smith will be performing the official
00:51:48
World Cup theme.
00:52:07
This is exciting news because one of the
biggest multimedia stars on earth and Will
00:52:12
Smith is aligning himself with the biggest
sporting event on Earth the World Cup
00:52:18
will will appear on the official
song of the 2018 World Cup in Russia
00:52:25
you know Will Smith has been largely absent
from music since 2005 his 1st single in
00:52:32
more than 10 years get lit
appeared last October it was
00:52:36
a standalone song and he hasn't given us
an album since 2005 so before Will Smith
00:52:41
to come back into the music world is an
event that will make the announcement
00:52:46
Tuesday on instagram he tagged his
collaborator Diplo who will produce the song
00:52:53
along with reggaeton star
Nikki Jem who just picked up
00:52:57
a Billboard Music Awards last Sunday
and Kosovar singer era is thrifty Vibe
00:53:03
magazine was the 1st to report
Will Smith's involvement after
00:53:07
a Puerto Rican producer named D.J.
00:53:09
Nelson let the info slip in an interview
Nicki gems manager one The ago Medina
00:53:14
subsequently confirmed the news he says
that Nikki and will finished recording the
00:53:20
song Last week in Budapest and the song it
will get released on Friday no you cite
00:53:26
95th. The 4 artists are also believed to
have shot the video for the song over the
00:53:30
weekend past artists to include the official
World Cup anthem include Ricky Martin
00:53:36
Anastasia pit bull and Chick hero who did
my favorite World Cup anthem. And those
00:53:43
of all done very well they've all done very
well I mean the World Cup the World Cup
00:53:47
is the World Cup and anything associated
with the World Cup is going to get
00:53:51
international attention the 2800 football
World Cup For those of you who don't know
00:53:58
launches on June 14th in Moscow when host
nation Russia placed Saudi Arabia and the
00:54:03
final will also take place in Moscow
on July 15th I love the pageantry
00:54:10
of the World Cup along with the excitement
of the games and I love Will Smith too I
00:54:15
mean the guy is just a
great character he's
00:54:18
a great storyteller I
also happen to think he's
00:54:21
a fantastic rapper and I want to see if
he still has any gas in the tank so we'll
00:54:25
find out on Friday as we've seen with
previous World Cup musicians they've
00:54:31
performed live I guess we can expect Will
Smith will be performing live at some
00:54:36
point I sure hope so we do to always
performing each and every week Ray McDonald
00:54:42
and the video way top 20 you can hear it
on video way watch also catch right on
00:54:47
Facebook at V.O.A.
00:54:49
Won the hits thanks so
much Ray You got to.
00:55:04
Be it's going to be fun to hear Will Smith
sing the song Can't wait it happens
00:55:08
today a couple of more stories were
00:55:11
a Priyanka Chopra actress goodwill
ambassador for the United Nations Children's
00:55:15
Agency says the world should be more
compassionate to the hundreds of thousands of
00:55:20
children who desperately needed help there
in Bangladesh she camps where they've
00:55:24
been sheltered 700000 of them had low.
Me and Mars right kind State last August
00:55:30
lots of problems there went over to
Bangladesh to seek help UNICEF says many
00:55:35
children cross the border into Bangladesh
without parents show provision of the
00:55:40
camps and Bangladesh bordering Mia Mar
spent some time with the children at safe
00:55:45
homes there and makeshift schools she
helped them draw pictures she said of
00:55:50
sunshine and hope former U.S.
00:55:53
1st Lady Michelle Obama has
00:55:55
a photo to share with everyone she has
unveiled the cover of her upcoming when wara
00:56:01
becoming posting the pages smiling close
up shot of her portrait by photographer
00:56:07
Miller Mobley on her Instagram account she
also said that on Instagram that in her
00:56:13
words it was
00:56:14
a meaningful and illuminating story and
she urged everyone to tell their own Many
00:56:20
thanks everyone for joining us here on
The Voice of America for international
00:56:23
edition always good to have you here for
our director Tracey Carter an engineer
00:56:28
Dave Magnus I'm Steve Norman we're
in Washington open you have
00:56:32
a great Friday. Next
00:56:47
an editorial reflecting the views of the
United States government the United States
00:56:52
condemns the fraudulent election that
took place in Venezuela on May 20th this
00:56:57
so-called elections that Secretary of
State Mike Pompei Oh is an attack on
00:57:01
constitutional order and an affront to that
as well as tradition of democracy until
00:57:07
then the Duro regime restores
00:57:09
a democratic path in Venezuela to free
fair and transparent elections the
00:57:14
government faces isolation from the
international community the electoral process
00:57:19
said Mr Pond pale was choreographed by
00:57:21
a regime to unpopular and afraid of its own
people to risk free elections in. Open
00:57:27
competition it's stacked the Venezuelan
courts and national electoral council with
00:57:32
biased members aligned with the regime
it silenced dissenting voices it banned
00:57:38
major opposition parties and leaders from
participating human rights abuses remain
00:57:44
a prominent feature of the med Dural
regime as of May 14th some 338 political
00:57:50
prisoners remain jailed more than in all
countries in the hemisphere combined the
00:57:55
regime stifled the free press and state
sources dominated media coverage unfairly
00:58:01
favoring the incumbent most contemptible
of all said Secretary POMPEI O the regime
00:58:06
selectively parceled out food to manipulate
the votes of hungry Venezuelans indeed
00:58:13
most Venezuelans struggle to make ends
meet as the economy remains in complete
00:58:18
freefall with the ball of office where take
currency down 1009 percent in the past
00:58:23
year and flay ssion at an annual 14000
percent according to the National Assembly
00:58:30
numerous countries in the hemisphere and
throughout the international community
00:58:34
condemned Venezuela's sham election the
Lima group made up of 14 countries
00:58:39
throughout the Western Hemisphere
denounced the vote as failing to meet
00:58:43
international standards of democratic free
just and transparent process the group
00:58:49
which includes Argentina Brazil Mexico and
Colombia announced their intention to
00:58:54
reduce the level of diplomatic relations
with Venezuela and encourage international
00:58:59
and regional organizations to not issue
Venezuela additional credit that could be
00:59:04
used by the regime to further oppress the
Venezuelan people the United States and
00:59:09
secretary Pompei 0 stands with democratic
nations in support of the Venezuelan
00:59:14
people and will take swift economic
and diplomatic actions to support the
00:59:20
restoration of their democracy. But was
an editorial reflecting the views of the
00:59:26
United States government.
00:59:46
From Washington this is V.O.A.
00:59:48
News. I'm Laurie
00:59:55
London reporting North Korean leader Kim
Jong moon made good on his promise to
00:59:59
demolish his country's nuclear test
site which was formally closed in
01:00:03
a series of huge explosions Thursday as
01:00:06
a small group of foreign journalist watched
the explosions at the test site were
01:00:10
supposed to build confidence ahead of
01:00:12
a planned summit next month between Kim
and President Donald Trump but Trump
01:00:17
canceled the meeting on Thursday based on
the recent statement of North Korea have
01:00:23
decided to terminate the planned summit in
Singapore in June 12th Well many things
01:00:28
can happen and a great opportunity lies
ahead potentially I believe that this is
01:00:34
a tremendous setback for
North Korea and indeed
01:00:38
a setback for the world
the summit plan had had
01:00:41
a number of speed bumps recently as both
sides began taking tougher positions the
01:00:47
United Nations atomic watchdog said
Thursday that Iran is complying with
01:00:52
restrictions on its nuclear program in
accord with the 2015 international agreement
01:00:57
it was the 1st assessment since U.S.
President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S.
01:01:02
From the pact the you want to
Sesame it came as the U.S.
01:01:05
Impose new sanctions on Iran in an effort
to force the Islamic Republic back to the
01:01:10
bargaining table to negotiate new terms of
the nuclear agreement curb its ballistic
01:01:15
missile tests and its military advances in
the Middle East the International Atomic
01:01:21
Energy Agency said Tehran is staying
within the limits on the level to which
01:01:28
it can enrich uranium the size of its
stock enrich uranium and other structures
01:01:36
you're listening to the news.
01:01:45
Yulia score Paul who was poisoned
with her ex spy father in
01:01:49
a nerve agent attack says her recovery has
been slow and painful and that she hopes
01:01:54
to return to her home
in Russia someday A.P.
01:01:58
Correspondent Zaria shakily reports
in her 1st appearance on camera since
01:02:03
a poisoning scruples says she and her 66
year old father Sergei are lucky to have
01:02:08
both survived the attempted assassination
they spent weeks hospitalized in critical
01:02:14
condition after they were found unconscious
in the English city of Salisbury in
01:02:19
March Britain blames Russia for poisoning
the scruples with a military grade agent
01:02:25
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